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Doja Cat

Doja Cat, American rapper, singer and songwriter

Born
October 21, 1995
Age in 2026
31
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1995

About Doja Cat

Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat ( DOH-jə), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Pop-Rap", she is known for her musical versatility, live performing skills and humorous internet presence. Billboard named her "one of the world's biggest pop stars" and "one of the defining pop stars of this era", and Time listed her as one of the world's most influential people in 2023. Doja Cat first gained attention in 2012 with her song "So High", which was released on SoundCloud and caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records. After signing a recording contract, she released her debut extended play, Purrr! (2014), followed by her debut studio album, Amala (2018), which featured her viral single "Mooo!". Her second studio album, Hot Pink (2019), spawned the single "Say So", which became her first to top the US Billboard Hot 100. Her third studio album, Planet Her (2021), produced a string of top-ten hits, including "Kiss Me More", "Need to Know", and "Woman", and won her a Grammy Award. Her fourth studio album, Scarlet (2023), adopted a hip-hop-oriented sound and was led by her second US number-one single, "Paint the Town Red", while her fifth album, Vie (2025), marked a return to her pop roots. Doja Cat is one of the best-selling female rappers of all time, with over 34 million records sold between 2018 and 2022. In 2024, Billboard ranked her as the 24th top woman artist and 2nd female rapper of the 21st century—five years after her first charted record (2019). Since 2020, she has won hundreds of accolades, including a Grammy Award from 19 nominations, six Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, six MTV Video Music Awards and eight iHeartRadio Music Awards. Her song "So High" caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records, with which she signed a recording contract prior to the release of her debut extended play Purrr! (2014). Doja Cat's third studio album, Planet Her (2021), spent forty-one weeks in the Billboard 200's top 10 and became the 10th best-selling album globally of 2021.

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Doja Cat timeline

  1. Her song "So High" caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records, with which she signed a recording contract prior to the release of her debut extended play Purrr! (2014).
  2. Doja Cat is one of the best-selling female rappers of all time, with over 34 million records sold between 2018 and 2022.
  3. Doja Cat's third studio album, Planet Her (2021), spent forty-one weeks in the Billboard 200's top 10 and became the 10th best-selling album globally of 2021.

The world when Doja Cat was born

Doja Cat was born in 1995. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1995

  • #1 song"Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio
  • Top movieBraveheart
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookThe Rainmaker – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record
  • Top headlineOklahoma City bombing
  • Technology milestoneWindows 95 launches
  • Defining fadPogs
  • Notable inventionDVD
  • World population5.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championAtlanta Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
  • U.S. population263.0M

1995 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Doja Cat's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19952026
Gas$1.15$3.45/gal
Average home$110,500$435,000
Average income$41,943$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population263.0M341 million

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